Pre-Raphaelites

1848 - 1854

Strange as it may seem, the Pre-Raphaelites came after Raphael. The idea here was to imitate (read: copy) the style that preceded Raphael. Art created during this time had a moral message -- a kind of longing for days gone by.

Important Work:

• Ophelia, John Everett Millais

 

Important Artists (selected list):

• Burne-Jones
• Millais, John Everett
• Morris, William
• Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
• Whistler, James Abbott

Image:

James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl
Oil on canvas, 1862

By Andrea Mulder-Slater